Palak (Spinach) Curry

Last week we visited the local Farmers Market for the first time. We had been hearing about this place and were eager to see it. Local farmers sell fresh vegetables at a cheaper rates at the Farmers market. It was nice to vistit Indian style "Bhaji market" after a long time. We picked few fresh fruits including cherries,Apples and pears. In all that excitemennt we ended up buying a huge packet of fresh Spinach.
So this week we are celebrating the spinach week. I am trying all possible recipies of Spinach. Palak paratha, palak dry veg, palak curry and may be I shall try palak pakodas tonight :). What I am sharing here is the recipe for making palak curry, Maharashtrian style.

Ingredients :
Palak leaves chopped coarsely
cumin seeds 2 tbsp
Ginger
Garlic
Green chillies
Tamarind
Jaggery
Chana dal 1 tbsp
Peanuts 2 tbsp
Besan 1 tbsp
Oil 1-2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 7-8
Salt

Steps
1> Cook Palak +peanuts + chana dal in a pressure cooker.
2> Add the besan powder and mix well so that no clots of besan remain and every
blends well into each other.
3> Masala - chop the ginger,garlic,green chillies and 1 tsp cumin seeds together in
a mixer. Soak tamarind in water and made a thick tamarind juice.Filter away the tamarind chunks.
4> Heat some oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds and curry leaves. After a min or so add the masala from the mixer. Let the masala cook for 1-2 minutes and then add the palak mixture to this vessel. Add 1 tbsp of tamarind juice, little jaggery or sugar as per your taste. Add some salt and let the mixture cook well.